Film

Here, there, and everywhere: The 2026 Anthropological Film Festival does the global cultural rounds

The 15th edition of the festival is scheduled for November 17-19, with 14 movies from expansive ethnic and cultural domains lined up for the three-day program.

‘The Song of Aida’: Displaced Roma community in Italy.
While it’s true that the sequels to Jurassic Park have been uneven, the first one is masterful, full of iconic moments, suspense, and special effects that still look good after 30 years.

Cinema Spiegel features American movies to celebrate 250th anniversary of US

VOLKER SCHLONDORFF.

Actor Michael Rapaport, director Volker Schlondorff to attend 28th Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival

Shrek

Cinema Day offers movies for NIS 10 per ticket for lineup ncluding Shrek, The Mongoose, Ebenezer


Brad Pitt on screen, retired IDF combat dogs in the seats

HaHolchim BaRosh arranged the screening; it supports Oketz veterans as they transition into civilian life and maintains a community for former unit members.

Veterans of the IDF’s Oketz canine unit brought their retired military dogs to a special screening of Brad Pitt’s Heart of the Beast at HOT Cinema in Kfar Saba on October 1, 2026.

New documentary 'To Kill a Nazi' details Holocaust survivor's key role in Entebbe rescue

The hijacking of the flydubai flight made "To Kill a Nazi" incredibly topical, since it tells the story of the extraordinary life of Michel Cojot, a Holocaust and Entebbe hijacking survivor.

Coyote in New York.

International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.

 People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

Spanish director Alberto Sciamma brings his allegorical film, ‘Cielo,’ to Haifa Film Festival

While the landscapes of Bolivia are spectacular, the film shows how harsh life can be there.

ALBERTO SCIAMMA at the Haifa festival: "Hopefully, [the film] appeals to the heart, and then people bring their own feelings and experiences to it."

David Ellison slots Israeli Ynon Kreiz into executive role at merged Paramount-Warner studios

Ellison attracted scrutiny for appointing Bari Weiss, the Jewish and pro-Israel media innovator and pundit, as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

Ynon Kreiz attends the "Masters of the Universe" New York Screening at Regal Times Square, June 01, 2026.

Fmr. defense minister Gallant confirms additional details of Mossad's Hezbollah pager operation

Many of the details mentioned by Gallant in the interview were previously reported by The Jerusalem Post during an interview with Mossad agent "Adam Feyn" in May.

Men carry a coffin as they walk past images of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament Ali Ammar, and Abbas Fadel Yassin, who were killed amid the detonation of pagers across Lebanon, during their funeral in Beirut, Lebanon September 18, 2024.

Haifa International Film Festival opens with emotional tribute to Avi Nesher

Our Loves received a standing ovation, and the tribute referenced Nesher’s personal and professional connections to the festival in a way that was especially meaningful.

AVI NESHER at the podium at his tribute.

Israeli, Jewish protesters rally against NYC 'NAZA' screening, display October 7 massacre footage

Screens displayed documented material contradicting claims made in the film, as well as questions regarding its sources, methodology, and production

The Israeli-American Council in New York in a campaign ahead of the first screening of the film NAZA in the city, September 27, 2026.

Israeli director Erez Tadmor takes ‘Matchmaking 3’ to New York - and reveals its unlikely secret

Erez Tadmor's third installment of the 'Matchmaking' film series, which opened in theaters throughout Israel on Thursday, is sure to excite fans with its fresh setting and well-loved characters.

EREZ TADMOR

'NAZA' film to be released free online as IAC plans to air Oct. 7 footage outside of screening

"NAZA" director Yuval Abraham also announced in a post on X/Twitter that they had offered Israeli cinemas the chance to screen the documentary at no cost.

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor receive the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.